Live bait vs Artificial

[Specktator]

What do you fish with? I had the conversation arise the other day with a friend, who thinks he's the best because he limits out alot on live bait. Well, all I fish with is Artificial and I do consider myself as an "above average" fishermen. I told him it takes 0 skill to sit and let a live croaker/shrimp catch your fish for you. With artificial you have to trick the fish to hit your bait.

Whats yall's views on the subject??

[Ray]

I like to fish with artificial, cause I don't like to have to mess with live bait. Buying, keeping alive, putting on the hook... ect.
But if nothing is hitting artificial, I won't hesitate to hook up a live shrimp or minner on the hook.
I am not going to pay a lot of money for a boat and not bring home the meat. That would be like drinking non-alcoholic beer.

[Specktator]

Don't get me wrong, live shrimp is great for lesser than average fishermen and beginners, I just like a challenge. Wether I catch or not, I fish to enjoy the outdoors.

[jsmoke222000]

[Specktator]

Im not talking about when I say I fish nothing but plastics, I DO NOT fish Gulp! Stuff is just like dead bait. I fish big trout during winter, and schoolies in summer. Straight up artificial.

[nap]

heck yeah, only wanna bes fish that live stuff. if ya cant trick a fish inta bitin sum useless plastic, then what kind of fisherman are ya> a dumb one thats what

[Specktator]

Heck yeah brother. I'm the same way. I just can NOT stand when a live bait fishermen (100%) thinks he is the best on the lake.

[nap]

[Big Lake Capt]

Easy answer for this: End of year I will have more trout caught on plastic than any of you will on dead are live!

[Specktator]